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F FENTON I Jan. 30, 1940.

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Filed May 11, 1958 55272215. Jazz-7Z1? Fenian Patented Jan. 30, 1940 DOLL Frank Fenton, Akron, ohimassignor. to The B. F.

Goodrich Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 11, 1938, Serial No. 207,219

3 Claims.

This invention relates to dolls, particularly to dolls with hollow bodies molded from fibrous material which is subject to injury by contact with moisture.

| In order to increase their appeal to the modern child, it has been proposed to provide dolls having an opening in the head through which water or other liquid could be introduced and another opening at the bottom of the body through which 10 the liquid could leave the doll, thereby simulating the bodily function of living infants. It was found, however, that not only did the/liquids leak from the junctures of the'limbs to the body, but they also had a very injurious effect on the matell rials such as papier-mach or wood flour and glue of which hollow dolls are ordinarily made. This necessitated constructing the dolls of rubber which very greatly increased the cost'of the doll. I go It is an object of my invention, therefore, to provide a hollow doll constructed of material which is not water-resistant which will not be injured by pouring liquids through the body of the doll or even allowing liquids to remain in the a doll for a considerable time.

Another object is to provide a. doll having a seal at the junctures of the legs, arms, vand head to the body whereby the possibility of leakage at these points is greatly diminished. 30 The invention may be better understood from the accompanying drawing, of which Fig. l is a section, partly in elevation, of a doll, and

Fig. 2 is a section showing the joint between 35 the head and the body.

Referring ,to the drawing, the arms I I, and the legs I! are fastened to the body l3 by theelastic cord l4 attached to the hooks l5 embedded in the limb. The head In is attached to the cord ll by the hook it running from the cord to the rod i'l embedded in the head. These parts are made of fibrous material such as wood pulp, wood flour, shredded paper.; etc. bound by gelatinous or mucilaginous material such as glue, size, rosin, gelatine, etc.

After the separate parts have been molded, they are provided with a continuous film of rubber IS. The rubber is ordinarily applied 'by dipping the molded head or body in a solution, 50 natural dispersion, or artificial dispersion of ruboer, solutions of rubber in gasoline or benzene and latex being readily available coating materials which give excellent results. If desired, the rubber may be applied by spraying or brushing. u The rubber layer may be unvulcanized, or it may be deposited from properly compounded latex and vulcanized insitu by any of the well-known methods. In any case the hollow parts are provided with a thin, continuous film of rubber. In the drawing, the insides of the limbs do not com- 5 municate with the body. In case the limbs are provided with openingswhich would admit any liquid from the body, however, the rubber film should also cover the inside of the arms and legs. The limbs may, if desired, be made entirely of material not injured by moisture, or may be formed integral with the hollow body.

When in use, liquid is poured into the doll through the mouth opening [9. The composition which would readily soften if it were not protected 16 is covered at all points by the rubber film which will withstand theaction of water forlong periods of time. The Joints between the appendages and the body are also sealed by the rubber film. Any

liquid will therefore remain in the head or body 20 while the doll is horizontaL'and will leave the doll through the opening 20 when the doll is raised to a verticalposition. v

The latex or rubber solution may be pigmented to make a doll of any desired color. When it is desirable to have gradations of color unobtainable by pigmenting'the rubber, paint such as a pye roxylin lacquer 'or other suitable material may be applied over the rubber film. The doll may be painted either as shown in the drawing with 80 the paint film 2| covering the outside and the joints of the doll, or the paint may be used to cover only the outside of the doll leaving the un covered rubber seal in the joints.

Although I-have herein disclosed specific embodiments of the invention, I do not wish to limit myself solely thereto, for it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that many modifications are within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. e 40 I claim: Y

I 1. A doll comprising "hollow. head and body portions having registering openings, said head portion having another opening for the admission of a liquid, said body portion, having another opening for the emission of a liquid, and the inside edge of the bearing surfaces between said head and body portions being exposed to the liquid, each of said body and head portions being made of molded, inflexible fibrous material subject to injury by contact with the liquid and covered inside and out with a continuous film of rubber.

f 2. A doll comprising hollow head and body portions made of wood fiber and glue and having 5 registering openings, said head portion having another opening for the admission of water, said body portion having another opening for the emission of water, and the inside edge of the bearing surfaces between said head and body portions being exposed to the liquid, each of said body and head portions being covered inside and out with a continuous film of rubber, the rubber films being in contact over the bearing surfaces on said body and head portions whereby a water-tight seal is formed; I

3. A doll comprising hollow head and body portions having registering openings, said head having another opening for the admission of liquid and said body having another opening for the emission of the liquid, the body and head being made of molded, inflexible wood fiber and glue composition covered inside and out with a continuous film of rubber, said rubber film being covered on the bearing surfaces between the head and the body portions with a film of lacquer.

' FRANK FENTON. 

